Fan attachment.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907;

B.A.BREYB R.. FAN ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILEI) APR. 6, 1901. RENEWED MAB. 8, 1907.

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BERNARD A. BREYER, OF GRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO.

FAN ATTAGHIMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed April 5,1901. Renewed March 8, 1907. Serial No.361,345.

To all whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD A. BREYER, of Cripple Creek, in the State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FanAttachments,

whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to fan attachments adapted to be supported andoperated by a rocking chair.

It is the object of my invention to provide an attachment of the classspecified which shall be readily adjustable to chairs of differingdesign and dimensions.

My invention consists of the advantageous features of construction andarrangement hereinafter more definitely specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of arocking chair showing a convenient embodiment of my invention appliedthereto. Fig. 2, is a fragmentary sectional plan view of the fanstandard and adjustable clamp for the same. Fig. 3, isaside elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. l, A, is a rocking chair comprising the arms a, andseat a, to either of which my attachment may be secured. The fan B, isprovided with journals I), hung upon the shaft O, and secured against 25 lateral displacement by the collars c. The fan standard D, is providedwith the eccentric offset D, so as to support a fan of greater widththan the chair, and is mounted in the slide bearing of the sleeve E, soas to be capable of both rotary and longitudinal adjustment 0 therein;being secured in adjusted position with respect to said sleeve by meansof the set screw F I find that in the normal position of chairs of theclass shown in Fig. 1, the arms and seat are inclined downwardly towardthe back of the chair as indicated, and,

therefore, in order to support the standard D, in normally verticalposition, it is necessary to adapt the angle of the clamping jaw to theparticular inclination of the chair to which it is to be attached, andfor this purpose I find it convenient to employ a sleeve upon which thejaw is arranged for angular adjustment, as'follows:

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the clamping jaw G, is provided with the lugg, through which the fulcrum screw stud J is entered in threadedengagement with the sleeve E, and opposed to said jaw G is the boss h,through which is entered the clamping screw H. It is to be understoodthat the arrangement of the parts is such that said jaw G, may be restedupon the arm a, or seat a of the rocking chair A, and, said screw I,being loosened, said ,jaw and sleeve may be set in such angular relationas to bring the standard into vertical position, whereupon the screwJ,-being reset to fix the members in the adjusted position, the sleevemay be clamped with respect to the chair by means of the screw H.

It is to be noted that the arrangement above described is such thatalthough the fan B, is arranged upon the shaft 0, to rock independentlyof the rocking chair A, the rocking movement of said chair effects acorresponding movement of said fan by the gravitation of the latter,without the employment of any positive connection between the chair andfan except the standard which supports the latter.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise arrangement andconstruction which I have illustrated as it is obvious that variousmodifications may be made therein without departing from the essentialfeatures of my invention.

1. The combination with a rocking chair; of a bearing sleeve E; a fanstandard D, adjustably mounted in said sleeve; means to prevent therotation of said standard; a fan on said standard; an adjustable jaw G,on said sleeve, having a gripping face in a plane disposed transverselytothe axis of said sleeve; and a boss fixed on said sleeve opposite saidadjustable jaw, substantially as set forth. t

2. The combination with a rocking chair; of a bearing sleeve; :1 fanstandard adjustably mounted in said sleeve; means to prevent therotation of said standard; a jaw adjustably secured to said sleeve bymeans of a set screw; and a boss h, fixed .on said sleeve opposite saidadjustable jaw and provided with a clamping screw, sub stantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Cripple Creek,Colorado, this 30th day of March, 1901.

BERNARD A. BREYER.

Witnesses:

A. C. COLWELL, BRUCE SAULTER.

